Yeah, and guys who shoot really good from 3 pt range should only get 2 pts, and good FT shooters should only get 1 point. In fact teams that are really good, we should subtract 5 points to make it fair. SMH.
No doubt he shouldn't have mentioned Barnes specifically. Big guys take time to grow into their bodies. Credit coach painter for realizing this and building a top program around him.
'If he was a normal sized big, he would be nothing special"....But he's not..
If any of our players were 2...
That development should have been happening in the off-season. Cant just tell him and expect it to happen.
Certain personalities have all the skills in the world then freeze in the moment. I think its become a bit of a mental block not physical - hey I played/shot bad so now I am putting...
This. He does not contribute on the offensive end like an upperclassman should. Doesnt even look to score. With Fulk under the weather, only upper classmen contributing offensively at a high level are Vescovi and nmkoa (sp). Hard to have good offense like that.
Fulk is not currently contributing offensively and James doesnt even look to shoot and puts no pressure on the defense. Hard to have consistent offense when two of your upper classmen are making you play 3 on 5 on that end. They are getting benefit of the doubt playing time because Barnes is...
Stackhouse at a minimum was an NBA star. Something that a lot of these kids aspire to. Role model, etc. Its pretty easy to see what they like. Whether he can coach or not is TBD. Kind of like Penny (with less shady stuff maybe).
What I dont get is what kids see in Will Wade.